Posts by Nora Tobin

#GivingTuesday is tomorrow – double your impact!

#GivingTuesday is tomorrow – double your impact!

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with food and family and friends! I’m writing from San Carlos,...

Giving Thanks & #GivingTuesday

ALL GIFTS MATCHED NOW THROUGH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Dear Friends, As we gather around our tables this Thanksgiving, we give thanks...

Self-Help Lunch to Empower Global Women

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Self-Help Lunch to Empower Global Women Tuesday, December 5, 2017 11:45am – 1:15pm...

Educating Nicaragua’s Farm Families

Educating Nicaragua’s Farm Families

When we welcome guests to our training sessions, we always share the idea that insanity is doing the same thing...

Felicia Builds a Better Foundation for Her Family

Felicia Builds a Better Foundation for Her Family

Felicia was born and raised in a place called Kwaso, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She is a sixty-five-year-old...

Safe drinking water at the San Carlos Hospital at last!

Safe drinking water at the San Carlos Hospital at last!

Imagine you are a doctor working in San Carlos, Nicaragua.  A patient comes in with a case that probably requires...

Lags Memorial Golf Tournament & LAGSRIDE

  The 9th Annual Give a Hoot for Self-Help Weekend will take place in Waverly, Iowa from July 20 –...

Why Invest in Teen Girls?

Why Invest in Teen Girls?

Who is the most important woman in your life? Your mother? Your grandmother? Your daughter? Your sister? Your spouse? What...

Creating enterprises, ensuring sustainability

At Self-Help, we’re all about helping people help themselves. So after we heard from the girls that they definitely liked...

Timeabu Teens: When we got our periods, we used to go hungry

Timeabu Teens: When we got our periods, we used to go hungry

“Having the Days for Girls kits saves us money,” Mariatu said. “Yes,” Windolina chimed in, “I used to have to...

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